On The Shelves: 7/19/06
Read GOOD Comics, not just the ones you’re used to! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 7/19/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure
LINK: Raising the Bar for Comics Journalism
Heidi MacDonald — of the recently relocated The Beat, and defender of all that is righteous in the comics world — proves that, with great power comes great responsibility, using the high-profile visibility of her new Publisher’s Weekly platform to…well, to dish dirt. Dept. of Scandal I A while ago we told you about budding
COMMENT: Under the Covers
Pop quiz: What’s the difference between these three magazine covers? If you said “everything”, you get a no-prize! I purposefully made the images small so the copy would be hard to read and you’d first have to focus on the pictures. On the Teen People cover, Ms. Simpson (good thing she kept her maiden name,
On the Shelves: 7/12/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 7/12/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not,
Crystal Ball: September 2006 Solicitations, Part II
Support GOOD Comics! Pre-order something new EVERY month. Part I featured a look at Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse’s offerings for September 2006, and now Part II casts the spotlight on the 10 most interesting books being solicited by “independent” publishers. The full solicitations for September can be found at comicsconspiracy.biz. [NOTE: Most of
COMMENT: Terrence Howard as the Joker?
While adding a few new blogs to The Watchtower today, I came across Valerie D’Orazio’s Occasional Superheroine and a post she made about Robin Williams’ desire to portray the Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins. But Williams, despite a career slump in sub-Disney hell, is still an Icon. And maybe that’s what the franchise
REVIEW: Artesia Besieged #1
I started going through some #1s I’ve read recently last night, intending to write up another round of Quickee reviews, but it turned into a lovefest for the previously hyped Artesia as I was sucked back into the Known World and didn’t want to leave! As I noted a few weeks back, I picked up
On the Shelves: 7/6/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Thursday, 7/6/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not,
On The Shelves: 6/28/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 6/28/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not,
CBC Quickees: Public Enema and more…
It’s been a long time between reviews, yes? Between the revamp here and PopCultureShock’s server crapping out for almost a week, I skipped my Pull List Propaganda column this month and the pile is growing again. I’m saving the TPBs — including Bluesman Vol. 1 & 2 and East Coast Rising — for next month’s